Global Patent Index - EP 2747454 A1

EP 2747454 A1 20140625 - Separate inner and outer hair cell loss compensation

Title (en)

Separate inner and outer hair cell loss compensation

Title (de)

Getrennte Kompensation von inneren und äußeren Haarzellenverlusten

Title (fr)

Compensation séparée de pertes de cellules ciliées internes et externes

Publication

EP 2747454 A1 20140625 (EN)

Application

EP 13196832 A 20131212

Priority

US 201213722960 A 20121220

Abstract (en)

A method and device for compensating sensorineural hearing loss in a manner that allows dysfunction of the inner and outer hair cells to be separately compensated is described. The disclosed techniques involve providing separately adjustable compression pathways for the received sound.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H03G 7/00 (2006.01); H03G 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H03G 7/002 (2013.01 - EP US); H03G 9/025 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 25/356 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 25/50 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [IA] US 2011013794 A1 20110120 - HAU OLE [DK], et al
  • [IA] US 2012177205 A1 20120712 - BRAMSLOEW LARS [DK], et al
  • [A] US 2010085117 A1 20100408 - MOON JONG HA [KR], et al
  • [A] CA 2090531 A1 19940827 - GENNUM CORP [CA]
  • [A] SCHNEIDER T ET AL: "A multichannel compression strategy for a digital hearing aid", IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1997. ICASSP-97, MUNICH, GERMANY 21-24 APRIL 1997, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC; US, US, vol. 1, 21 April 1997 (1997-04-21), pages 411 - 414, XP010226222, ISBN: 978-0-8186-7919-3, DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.1997.599660

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2747454 A1 20140625; EP 2747454 B1 20160427; US 2014177891 A1 20140626; US 2015172833 A1 20150618; US 8873782 B2 20141028; US 9408001 B2 20160802

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13196832 A 20131212; US 201213722960 A 20121220; US 201414524100 A 20141027